Writing Desk Collection

Isolde writing to Tristan, 1892-1894 (engraving)
AIS5356036 Isolde writing to Tristan, 1892-1894 (engraving) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); (add.info.: Art Nouveau: Iseult (iseut, Yseut or Isolde) writing to Tristan

ALEXANDRE KERENSKY WITH A BLACK GLOVE, 1917-1918 (oil on canvas)
7215396 ALEXANDRE KERENSKY WITH A BLACK GLOVE, 1917-1918 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Sepherot Foundation, Vaduz

The Writing Desk, 1915. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
The Writing Desk, 1915

Girl Reading, 1916 (oil on canvas)
656925 Girl Reading, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Jack, Richard (1866-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl Reading. Richard Jack (1866-1952). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1916

Desk and Bookcase, 1893. Creator: Ladislaus Zdzieblowski
Desk and Bookcase, 1893. Decorative carved roof, and panels with portraits

Charles I (1600-1649), c.1631 (oil on canvas)
7337859 Charles I (1600-1649), c.1631 (oil on canvas) by Mytens, Daniel (1590-c.1648); 215.9x147.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Daniel Mytens)

Thomas Weston, c.1725 (engraving, mezzotint)
7340776 Thomas Weston, c.1725 (engraving, mezzotint) by Faber, John, the younger (c.1695-1756); 24.8x35.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Michael Dahl; Johan Faber)

Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898), 19th century (oil painting)
7338022 Samuel Plimsoll (1824-1898), 19th century (oil painting) by Campbell, Reginald Henry (1877-1953); 114.3x96.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving)
7418365 Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moliere at Louis XIV's table)

Sir William White (1845-1913), c.1902 (oil on canvas)
7338079 Sir William White (1845-1913), c.1902 (oil on canvas) by Palin, William Mainwaring (1862-1947); 142x114.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1871 (oil painting)
7295330 Captain Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862), 1871 (oil painting) by Pearce, Stephen (1819-1904); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Ornament: Furniture, The Desk, etc (engraving)
8647171 Ornament: Furniture, The Desk, etc (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Furniture, The Desk, etc)

Mr Ernest Griset obeys the editor's summons (litho)
8675764 Mr Ernest Griset obeys the editor's summons (litho) by Griset, Ernest Henry (1844-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Ernest Griset obeys the editor's summons)

Professor teaching from a chair, 1488-89 (wood grave)
8822172 Professor teaching from a chair, 1488-89 (wood grave) by Unknown Artist, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Professor teaching from a chair)

The British Admiraut's administration room. Coloured etching published on January 1, 1808
MMM5480635 The British Admiraut's administration room. Coloured etching published on January 1, 1808, after Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) and Augustus Charles Pugin (1762-1832). by Rowlandson, T

Interviewing an Inferior, 1850
3478425 Interviewing an Inferior, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration titled 'Interviewing an Inferior' depicts a dishevelled man being interviewed by his superior with is sat by his desk)

Lady with greyhound, 1874 (oil on board)
8702222 Lady with greyhound, 1874 (oil on board) by Cannicci, Niccolo (1846-1906); 44.5x28.3 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio

The daycare center of the Social House in Popincourt, Paris, 1903 (photo)
8672357 The daycare center of the Social House in Popincourt, Paris, 1903 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: The daycare center at the Maison Sociale in the working-class neighborhood of)

William Denny (1847-1887), 1888 (oil painting)
7337884 William Denny (1847-1887), 1888 (oil painting) by Macbeth, Norman (1821-88); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The marriage settlement (engraving)
8635255 The marriage settlement (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The marriage settlement)

Good and bad posture when reading (engraving)
8655780 Good and bad posture when reading (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for La Nature et L'Homme)

General Di Cesnola, the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at his desk (b/w photo)
8634599 General Di Cesnola, the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at his desk (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Di Cesnola)

Captain John Bentinck, 1737-1775, and his son, William Bentinck, 1764-1813, 1775 (oil on canvas)
7337840 Captain John Bentinck, 1737-1775, and his son, William Bentinck, 1764-1813, 1775 (oil on canvas) by Chamberlin, Mason (1727-87); 197x242.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769-1839), 1809 (oil on canvas)
7337817 Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769-1839), 1809 (oil on canvas) by Pellegrini, Domenico (1759-1840); 58.5x45.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing)
8712988 Writing method by Dubus and Lemaire, c.1880-1900 (printing); 22 x 17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Writing method in relation to the teaching of reading by F)

Tips for writing straight, c.1890 (printing)
8714010 Tips for writing straight, c.1890 (printing); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Straight writing method in seven notebooks by C)

Architects with a scale model of a Vauban's Fortress, 17th century (engraving)
8698440 Architects with a scale model of a Vauban's Fortress, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Art. Architecture. Architects with a scale model of a Vauban's Fortress)

A little girl seated on a carpet playing with a doll
3560667 A little girl seated on a carpet playing with a doll. by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Italy 1910 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Portrait of Edouard Branly, c. 1910 (painting)
1755769 Portrait of Edouard Branly, c. 1910 (painting); (add.info.: Edouard Branly (1844-1940) inventor of wireless telegraph, painting, c. 1910); Photo: Tallandier.

Waiting for Breakfast (colour litho)
8674155 Waiting for Breakfast (colour litho) by Allison, John William (fl.1900-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waiting for Breakfast)

Portrait of Rowland Hill (b/w photo)
8634780 Portrait of Rowland Hill (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Rowland Hill)

Writing desk of Robert Burns (engraving)
8676693 Writing desk of Robert Burns (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Writing desk of Scotish poet Robert Burns)

Marquetry writing desk by F G Teune, Windsor Castle (colour litho)
8659847 Marquetry writing desk by F G Teune, Windsor Castle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marquetry writing desk by F G Teune, Windsor Castle)

A Penny Postage Page (litho)
8641665 A Penny Postage Page (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Penny Postage Page)

Captain Thomas Baillie (d.1802), 1779 (oil on canvas)
7337827 Captain Thomas Baillie (d.1802), 1779 (oil on canvas) by Hone, Nathaniel (1718-84); 91.4x73.7 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Nathaniel Hone)

Captain Philip Affleck (1726-99), 1744-67 (oil on canvas)
7337821 Captain Philip Affleck (1726-99), 1744-67 (oil on canvas) by Penny, Edward (1714-91); 94x66 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

John Harrison, Print, after Thomas King's 1767 oil portrait, in the collection of the Science Museum, London
7337507 John Harrison, Print, after Thomas King's 1767 oil portrait, in the collection of the Science Museum, London., 1768 (mezzotint) by Tassaert

Monk Alessandro della Spina, inventor of glasses, ca 1850 (illustration)
7422841 Monk Alessandro della Spina, inventor of glasses, ca 1850 (illustration); (add.info.: Science. Optics. Monk Alessandro della Spina, inventor of glasses, Pisa, Italy, 1296)

Female clerks at a desk in an office, 1882
3478829 Female clerks at a desk in an office, 1882; (add.info.: Female clerks at a desk in an office. From The Quiver, London, 1882.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Carl Peters, Commander of the German Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (coloured photo)
8655482 Carl Peters, Commander of the German Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (coloured photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carl Peters (1856-1918)

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (coloured photo)
8655477 Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (coloured photo) by Norwegian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henrik Ibsen, (1828-1906), Norwegian playwright

Portrait of Charles Daniel, count of Talleyrand-Perigord (painting)
1759813 Portrait of Charles Daniel, count of Talleyrand-Perigord (painting); (add.info.: Charles Daniel, count of Talleyrand-Perigord (1734-1788) father of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand

Studies of Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (engraving)
8626174 Studies of Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Crib, Crib, Crow, Cube, Cuff, Dart, Dead, Deer, Desk, Dice, Dime, Dine (engraving)
8649990 Crib, Crib, Crow, Cube, Cuff, Dart, Dead, Deer, Desk, Dice, Dime, Dine (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crib, Crib, Crow, Cube, Cuff)

William Thackeray in his study (litho)
8675774 William Thackeray in his study (litho) by Ward, Edgar Melville (1839-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Thackeray in his study)

Prologue to the Adventures of Don Quixote, 1869 (engraving)
8822170 Prologue to the Adventures of Don Quixote, 1869 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

John Harrison...Inventor of the Compound Pendulum & of several Time Keepers, 1768 (Mezzotint)
7341882 John Harrison...Inventor of the Compound Pendulum & of several Time Keepers, 1768 (Mezzotint) by Tassaert, Philippe Joseph (1736-1803); 63.5x48.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Samuel Crowley, Purser (d.1836 or 1837), 1807-08 (oil on canvas)
7337876 Samuel Crowley, Purser (d.1836 or 1837), 1807-08 (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (19th century) (attr.to); 76.2x63.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

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"The Writing Desk: A Timeless Haven for Creativity and Knowledge" Step into the world of art and history as we explore the significance of the writing desk throughout time. From Frederick Childe Hassam's masterpiece, "The Writing Desk" in 1915, to Ladislaus Zdzieblowski's elegant "Desk and Bookcase" from 1893, these pieces capture the essence of this essential piece of furniture. In Shirley Markham's thought-provoking painting, "Man standing over cowering woman, " we are reminded that the writing desk has not always been a sanctuary for all. However, it is through works like Ellis Cornelia Knight's portrait in 1793 that we see women empowered by their pens at their trusty desks. As technology advanced, so did our means of communication. Gutenberg inventing the printing press in 1831 revolutionized how knowledge was disseminated worldwide. This pivotal moment is immortalized on canvas forever. Jan Uytenbogaert's etching captures a man standing proudly by his desk, showcasing its importance as a symbol of authority and intellect during his time. Meanwhile, an intriguing graphite sketch titled "Caricature of a Man Standing by Desk" transports us back to mid-19th century humor. But let us not forget Saint Jerome depicted in fresco form from centuries ago or even Father Gregory captured on wood in 1324; both men found solace and enlightenment at their humble desks. Finally, we come across a unique blend of materials with pine, mahogany ceramic & brass adorning an escritoire dating back to 1865-67. This exquisite piece showcases craftsmanship while reminding us that beauty can be found within functionality. Throughout history and artistry alike, the writing desk remains an emblematic space where ideas are born and stories unfold—a place where creativity intertwines with knowledge. So take a seat at your own writing desk; let your imagination soar and leave your mark on the pages of history.